Extending their winning streak to five games, the Orioles swept a doubleheader from the Brewers, 6-2 and 7-3. Homers by Doug DeCinces and John Lowenstein gave the Birds a 2-1 lead in the second inning of the opener. Ken Singleton stroked a two-run single in the third. Brewer outfielder Sixto Lezcano dropped a fly ball with the bases loaded in the sixth to give the Orioles another pair. Baltimore Orioles 6, Milwaukee Brewers 2 (Game 1)Game Played on Sunday, April 22, 1979 (Day game) at Memorial StadiumBrewers 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 9 1 Orioles 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 x - 6 9 0 Brewers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Molitor 2b 5 0 2 1 0 0 .296 Bumbry cf,lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .200 Bando 3b 5 0 3 0 0 0 .220 Smith 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .133 Cooper 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .400 Singleton rf 4 0 2 2 0 0 .268 Hisle dh 2 0 0 0 2 0 .315 Harlow pr,cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313 Lezcano rf 3 1 0 0 1 0 .275 Murray 1b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .226 Davis lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .222 DeCinces 3b 4 2 2 1 0 0 .212 Yount ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 .209 May dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .283 Wohlford cf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .286 Lowenstein lf,rf 3 1 2 1 1 0 .444 Moore c 4 1 2 0 0 1 .318 Belanger ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .154 Haas p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Skaggs c 3 1 1 0 0 1 .200 Cleveland p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 D. Martinez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Galasso p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 2 9 2 5 2 Totals 32 6 9 4 2 4 Time of Game: 2:42 Left on Base: Brewers 9, Orioles 5 DP: Brewers 0, Orioles 3 Errors: Lezcano Doubles: Moore (1), Bumbry (2), Lowenstein (1), DeCinces (3) Home Runs: DeCinces (3), Lowenstein (2) Caught Stealing: Lowenstein (1) Sacrifice Hits: Belanger (1) GIDP: Moore (1), Cooper 2 (5) Brewers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Haas L(0-1) 5 8 6 4 1 3 2 23 5.73 Cleveland 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 9 4.00 Galasso 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.08 Totals 8 9 6 4 2 4 2 35 Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA D. Martinez W(1-2) 9 9 2 2 5 2 0 38 4.50 Totals 9 9 2 2 5 2 0 38 Wild Pitches: Haas (1) Umpires: HP - Jerry Phipps, 1B - John Shulock, 2B - Jim O'Connor, 3B - Bob Roesner BREWERS 1ST: Molitor flied out to right; Bando singled to right; Cooper flied out to center; Hisle grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry lined to left; Smith grounded out (first unassisted); Singleton grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Orioles 0. BREWERS 2ND: Lezcano walked; Davis struck out; Yount walked [Lezcano to second]; Wohlford singled to center [Lezcano scored, Yount to second]; Moore grounded into a double play (second to first) [Wohlford out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 1, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 2ND: Murray grounded out (shortstop to first); DeCinces homered; May struck out; Lowenstein homered; Belanger flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 1, Orioles 2. BREWERS 3RD: Molitor grounded out (third to first); Bando singled to center; Cooper grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Bando out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 1, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 3RD: Skaggs singled to right; Bumbry doubled [Skaggs to third]; Smith struck out; Singleton singled to right [Skaggs scored, Bumbry scored]; Murray walked [Singleton to second]; Haas threw a wild pitch [Singleton to third, Murray to second]; DeCinces made an out to catcher; May grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Brewers 1, Orioles 4. BREWERS 4TH: Hisle walked; Lezcano flied out to right; Davis singled to left [Hisle to third]; Yount reached on a fielder's choice [Hisle out at home (third to catcher to shortstop), Davis to third]; Wohlford flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Brewers 1, Orioles 4. ORIOLES 4TH: Lowenstein doubled; Belanger out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Lowenstein to third]; Lowenstein was caught stealing home (catcher to third to shortstop); Skaggs struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 1, Orioles 4. BREWERS 5TH: On a bunt Moore singled; Molitor lined to center; Bando grounded out (pitcher to first) [Moore to second]; Cooper walked; Hisle walked [Moore to third, Cooper to second]; Lezcano popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Brewers 1, Orioles 4. ORIOLES 5TH: Bumbry grounded out (second to first); Smith made an out to third; Singleton flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 1, Orioles 4. BREWERS 6TH: Davis flied out to center; Yount grounded out (shortstop to first); Wohlford grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 1, Orioles 4. ORIOLES 6TH: Murray singled to right; DeCinces doubled to left [Murray to third]; CLEVELAND REPLACED HAAS (PITCHING); May grounded out (third to first); Lowenstein was walked intentionally; Belanger lined to second; Skaggs reached on an error by Lezcano [Murray scored (unearned) (no RBI), DeCinces scored (unearned), Lowenstein to third, Skaggs to second]; Bumbry struck out; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Brewers 1, Orioles 6. BREWERS 7TH: Moore doubled to right; Molitor singled to left [Moore scored]; Bando singled to third [Molitor to second]; Cooper grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Molitor to third, Bando out at second]; Hisle flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 2, Orioles 6. ORIOLES 7TH: Smith flied out to right; Singleton singled to center; HARLOW RAN FOR SINGLETON; Murray forced Harlow (shortstop to second); DeCinces forced Murray (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 2, Orioles 6. BREWERS 8TH: HARLOW STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); BUMBRY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); LOWENSTEIN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Lezcano flied out to right; Davis grounded out (shortstop to first); Yount grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 2, Orioles 6. ORIOLES 8TH: GALASSO REPLACED CLEVELAND (PITCHING); May flied out to right; Lowenstein made an out to second; Belanger made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 2, Orioles 6. BREWERS 9TH: Wohlford flied out to right; Moore struck out; Molitor singled to third; Bando flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 2, Orioles 6. |
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